Quotations of the day

"There are eight great films that have every right, as much a right to be up here as we do."—Ben Affleck, after his Iran rescue thriller "Argo" won best picture at the Academy Awards.

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"I was not chosen to be president to restore capitalism to Cuba. I was elected to defend, maintain and continue to perfect socialism, not destroy it."—Raul Castro, in 35-minute speech announcing that he will step down as Cuba's president in 2018 following a final five-year term.

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"I'm a very lucky man to have won it twice. I'm very honored to be on that trophy with all the greats that have ever been in our sport."—Jimmie Johnson, who raced past defending NASCAR champion Brad Keselowski on the final restart to win the Daytona 500.